Mail Archives: geda-user/2016/11/02/07:09:51
I had exactly the same DRC crosshair paralysis issue, due to the
standard Ubuntu repository version of pcb having that bug. I lived
with it until about 6 months ago, then finally tried downloading the
latest stable version of pcb, and life became better in many ways :)
So installing the latest stable version fixed that problem for me, I
hope you are successful. Oh and there's a script somewhere for making
sure that all pcb's dependencies are first installed too, that might
need running first, sorry to be vague...
Regards,
Matt
Matthew Rhys-Roberts
MRR Engineering
Ruabon, Wrexham
01978 823 194 / 07531 859 122
On 29 October 2016 at 21:05, Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com)
[via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> John-
>
> I do hope you're able to resolve the issue. If you can, do try the git
> master version. There are a lot of other bugs that have been fixed there.
>
> Good luck,
> --Chad
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2016, 15:52 John Conover <conover AT rahul DOT net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Thanks ever so much, Chad.
>>
>> I have repeated it across multiple designs, and reinstalled from the
>> repository.
>>
>> With all your work, lets declare it fixed and verified. You have
>> verified that it is unique to my system, and I will have to look into
>> it.
>>
>> Thank you very much, Chad.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] writes:
>> > John-
>> >
>> > It appears that Debian is using the 20140316 build. I built this version
>> > on
>> > my machine (mac) and I cannot produce the behavior. I also threw
>> > together a
>> > VM of Debian 8.6 and installed the 20140316 version from the Debian
>> > repository, and I still do not experience that behavior.
>> >
>> > The arrows also work fine for me in both cases.
>> >
>> > The only thing I've noticed is that there is a funny behavior with the
>> > way
>> > the violating elements are highlighted, and this appears to be fixed in
>> > the
>> > git master repository.
>> >
>> > Are you able to reproduce the problem with multiple designs? Are you
>> > able
>> > to reproduce the problem on different computers? If you can help me to
>> > reproduce the problem, then I might be able to fix it. Otherwise,
>> > there's
>> > not much I can do to help.
>> >
>> > You might try removing and reinstalling the pcb packages, and check that
>> > all of the other packages on your system are current. If you can, I'd
>> > suggest that you try building the latest version of master from the git
>> > repository. Even if I were able to reproduce the problem and fix it,
>> > that
>> > would be where the fixed version would end up until the next release.
>> >
>> > --Chad
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 6:02 PM, John Conover <conover AT rahul DOT net> wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Thanks Chad. Its from the Debian 7.6 (wheezy) and Debian 8.X, (jessie)
>> > > Repository, (i.e., installed with apt-get.) There is a related problem
>> > > in that the Up-arrow and Left-arrow work, but, the Down-arrow and
>> > > Right-arrow do NOT work. (These were found when doing QA and wading
>> > > through the menu system, for validation.)
>> > >
>> > > Thanks, Chad.
>> > >
>> > > John
>> > >
>> > > Chad Parker (parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]
>> > > writes:
>> > > > John-
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm not able to reproduce the behavior you are describing. What
>> > > > version
>> > > of
>> > > > pcb are you using, and could you provide a reduced file that
>> > > > demonstrates
>> > > > the behavior?
>> > > >
>> > > > --Chad
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:46 PM, John Conover <conover AT rahul DOT net>
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > When I do DRC, and click on a violation, the cursor moves to the
>> > > > > top
>> > > > > of the pcb display in the x direction of the violation, but not
>> > > > > the
>> > > > > y direction.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > How do I get both X and Y coordinates of the violation?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Thanks,
>> > > > >
>> > > > > John
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --
>> > > > >
>> > > > > John Conover, conover AT rahul DOT net, http://www.johncon.com/
>> > > > >
>> > > > <div dir="ltr"><div><div>John-<br><br></div>I'm not able to
>> > > reproduce the behavior you are describing. What version of pcb are you
>> > > using, and could you provide a reduced file that demonstrates the
>> > > behavior?<br><br></div>--Chad<br></div><div
>> > > class="gmail_extra"><br><div
>> > > class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:46 PM, John Conover
>> > > <span
>> > > dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net" target="_blank">
>> > > conover AT rahul DOT net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote
>> > > class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
>> > > solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
>> > > > When I do DRC, and click on a violation, the cursor moves to the
>> > > > top<br>
>> > > > of the pcb display in the x direction of the violation, but not
>> > > > the<br>
>> > > > y direction.<br>
>> > > > <br>
>> > > > How do I get both X and Y coordinates of the violation?<br>
>> > > > <br>
>> > > > Thanks,<br>
>> > > > <br>
>> > > > John<br>
>> > > > <span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
>> > > > --<br>
>> > > > <br>
>> > > > John Conover, <a
>> > > > href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a>,
>> > > <a href="http://www.johncon.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
>> > > http://www.johncon.com/</a><br>
>> > > > </font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > >
>> > > John Conover, conover AT rahul DOT net, http://www.johncon.com/
>> > >
>> > <div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>John-<br><br></div>It appears that
>> > Debian is using the 20140316 build. I built this version on my machine (mac)
>> > and I cannot produce the behavior. I also threw together a VM of Debian 8.6
>> > and installed the 20140316 version from the Debian repository, and I still
>> > do not experience that behavior.<br><br></div><div>The arrows also work fine
>> > for me in both cases.<br><br></div><div>The only thing I've noticed is
>> > that there is a funny behavior with the way the violating elements are
>> > highlighted, and this appears to be fixed in the git master
>> > repository.<br></div><div><br></div>Are you able to reproduce the problem
>> > with multiple designs? Are you able to reproduce the problem on different
>> > computers? If you can help me to reproduce the problem, then I might be able
>> > to fix it. Otherwise, there's not much I can do to
>> > help.<br><br></div><div>You might try removing and reinstalling the pcb
>> > packages, and check that all of the other packages on y
>> our system are current. If you can, I'd suggest that you try building
>> the latest version of master from the git repository. Even if I were able to
>> reproduce the problem and fix it, that would be where the fixed version
>> would end up until the next release.
>> <br></div><br></div>--Chad<br><div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><div
>> class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at
>> 6:02 PM, John Conover <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net"
>> target="_blank">conover AT rahul DOT net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote
>> class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
>> solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
>> > Thanks Chad. Its from the Debian 7.6 (wheezy) and Debian 8.X,
>> > (jessie)<br>
>> > Repository, (i.e., installed with apt-get.) There is a related
>> > problem<br>
>> > in that the Up-arrow and Left-arrow work, but, the Down-arrow and<br>
>> > Right-arrow do NOT work. (These were found when doing QA and wading<br>
>> > through the menu system, for validation.)<br>
>> > <br>
>> > Thanks, Chad.<br>
>> > <br>
>> > John<br>
>> > <div><div class="h5"><br>
>> > Chad Parker (<a
>> > href="mailto:parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com">parker DOT charles AT gmail DOT com</a>) [via <a
>> > href="mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>] writes:<br>
>> > > John-<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > I'm not able to reproduce the behavior you are describing. What
>> > version of<br>
>> > > pcb are you using, and could you provide a reduced file that
>> > demonstrates<br>
>> > > the behavior?<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > --Chad<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:46 PM, John Conover <<a
>> > href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > ><br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > When I do DRC, and click on a violation, the cursor moves to
>> > the top<br>
>> > > > of the pcb display in the x direction of the violation, but
>> > not the<br>
>> > > > y direction.<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > How do I get both X and Y coordinates of the violation?<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > Thanks,<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > John<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > --<br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > > > John Conover, <a
>> > href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a>, <a
>> > href="http://www.johncon.com/" rel="noreferrer"
>> > target="_blank">http://www.johncon.com/</a><br>
>> > > ><br>
>> > </div></div>> <div
>> > dir="ltr"><div><div>John-<br><<wbr>br></div>I&#39;m
>> > not able to reproduce the behavior you are describing. What version of pcb
>> > are you using, and could you provide a reduced file that demonstrates the
>> > behavior?<br><br></div>--Chad<<wbr>br></div><div
>> > class="gmail_extra"><br><div
>> > class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 2:46 PM, John
>> > Conover <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:<a
>> > href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a><wbr>"
>> > target="_blank"><a
>> > href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul.<wbr>net</a></a>&gt;</span>
>> > wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote"
>> > style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc
>> > solid;padding-left:1ex"><br><br>
>> > > When I do DRC, and click on a violation, the cursor moves to the
>> > top<br><br>
>> > > of the pcb display in the x direction of the violation, but not
>> > the<br><br>
>> > > y direction.<br><br>
>> > > <br><br>
>> > > How do I get both X and Y coordinates of the
>> > violation?<br><br>
>> > > <br><br>
>> > > Thanks,<br><br>
>> > > <br><br>
>> > > John<br><br>
>> > > <span class="HOEnZb"><font
>> > color="#888888"><br><br>
>> > > --<br><br>
>> > > <br><br>
>> > > John Conover, <a href="mailto:<a
>> > href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a><wbr>"><a
>> > href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a></a>, <a
>> > href="<a href="http://www.johncon.com/" rel="noreferrer"
>> > target="_blank">http://www.johncon.com/</a>" rel="noreferrer"
>> > target="_blank"><a href="http://www.johncon.com/"
>> > rel="noreferrer"
>> > target="_blank">http://www.<wbr>johncon.com/</a></a><br><br>
>> > >
>> > </font></span></blockquote></<wbr>div><br></div><br>
>> > <div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > <br>
>> > John Conover, <a href="mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a>,
>> > <a href="http://www.johncon.com/" rel="noreferrer"
>> > target="_blank">http://www.johncon.com/</a><br>
>> > </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>
>>
>> --
>>
>> John Conover, conover AT rahul DOT net, http://www.johncon.com/
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